Considering the amendments to the Construction Law approved by the Saeima on Thursday, 18 December, which aim to significantly simplify construction processes for farmers and, among other things, abolish the obligation to report the source of construction financing, the Ministry of Economics (MoE) will submit corresponding amendments to the Building Regulations.
Thus, in accordance with the Saeima’s decision, the regulatory framework will be aligned.
The Saeima adopted amendments to the Construction Law that expand the definition of “builder” and remove the obligation to indicate the source of construction financing.
The amendments expand the definition of a builder to include legal entities engaged in agricultural or fisheries activities, as well as cooperative societies.
Under the amendments, a natural person will be allowed to construct, reconstruct, place, or demolish a first-category building or a second-category one- or two-apartment residential building or auxiliary building with a total area of up to 400 m². Meanwhile, natural or legal persons engaged in agricultural or fisheries activities, or a cooperative society, may construct, reconstruct, place, or demolish non-residential first- or second-category agricultural buildings or auxiliary buildings with a construction area not exceeding 800 m². The construction area limit does not apply to industrially manufactured second-category agricultural non-residential buildings.